Living in understanding, empathy, and compassion is our next evolution

I care deeply about humanity. We must come to the place of understanding that we are all a part of a beautifully diverse global community.

Our human history is abundant with examples of hatred, neglect, racism, slavery, and war. Pursuing only our own narcissistic interests will end in suffering and death.

Living in understanding, empathy, and compassion is our next evolution.

Our best hope for the future is education. Not only the old, reading, writing, and arithmetic but on a new education of the heart. We need social, emotional, and ethical teaching and learning. We need to teach conversation, community building, and cooperation. 

Empathy is in our DNA. We are all one global family. We must respect and learn our differences, and rejoice and celebrate our similarities.

We all need acceptance and love.

Congratulations to the graduates of the Neumann University Masters degree in Social Emotional Learning!

 

Joy, Enthusiasm, and Love

Despite all the challenges of the past two years, it is imperative that we still find enthusiasm, joy, and love in our life's journey.

Feeling joy, enthusiasm, and love is our God-given inheritance.

When the pandemic first began and there was a shortage of essential home products, I received a call asking if my family needed anything. My wife asked for toilet paper. The next day, a mountain of toilet paper was at my front door. The joy and love of community was at my front door.

When I returned to life after a six-hour open-heart surgery, I couldn't move, drains, tubes and wires were running in and out of my body. Sandra was there with her unconditional love. The nurses brought me to enthusiastic laughter, entertaining me with word games as I shuffled my first steps down the hallway.

If we dwell on the negative, the world can steal our joy and enthusiasm. We are each precious children of unlimited love. Our purpose is to share our joy, enthusiasm, and love and uplift the world one person at a time.

Appreciate...

Let us appreciate the moments we have together. So many of us have faced challenge, trauma, pain, and grief these past 2 years. For me, it was heart surgery one year ago.

I find happiness when I can appreciate those in my life just the way they are. When I can see the unique beauty in each person in my life, I am filled with love. When there is love within us, then love grows into the world.

There is no need to fix or change, just appreciate. We have so few moments together.

Let us appreciate and love.

Let us see the sacred in all life.

Dream your unique dream

 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans 12:2

When you have an idea or a dream, don't look for approval from a social group. We surrender our authenticity and leadership when we seek approval from a social group. 

Leaders step forward and serve the greater good. They look upward and onward. They dream a vision beyond the social conformity.

Move ahead with courage.

Dream your unique dream.